NC Family's Family Policy Matters

In Part 2 of a two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion with Peter Sprigg, senior fellow for policy studies at the Family Research Council, about a recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that upheld the marriage laws of four states as constitutional, and ended a year-long winning streak for those seeking to redefine marriage.

In Part 1 of a two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Peter Sprigg, senior fellow for policy studies at the Family Research Council, about a recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that upheld the marriage laws of four states as constitutional, and ended a year-long winning streak for those seeking to redefine marriage.

NC Family president John Rustin talks with Kellie Fiedorek, litigation staff counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom's marriage litigation team, about the escalating threat to religious liberty in North Carolina following the legalization of same-sex unions.

NC Family president John Rustin talks with John Stonestreet, a Fellow with the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview and co-host of the "Breakpoint" radio program, about his new book, Same-Sex Marriage: A Thoughtful Approach to God's Design for Marriage, which he co-wrote with Sean McDowell.

In Part 2 of a two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion with Elaine Meyer, Associate Director of Communications for Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, about a recent article she wrote for Columbia's 2X2 Project, "Gambling With America's Health? The Public Health Costs of Legal Gambling."

In Part 1 of a two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Elaine Meyer, Associate Director of Communications for Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, about a recent article she wrote for Columbia's 2X2 Project, "Gambling With America's Health? The Public Health Costs of Legal Gambling."

NC Family president John Rustin talks with Candi Cushman, education analyst for Focus on the Family's Public Policy Department, about some of the challenges facing Christian students in schools nationwide and how FOTF's new website, www. TrueTolerance.org, can help parents respond to these challenges.

In Part 2 of a two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion with Daniel Heimbach, Ph. D., Senior Professor of Christian Ethics at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, about his new book, Why NOT Same-Sex Marriage: A Manual for Defending Marriage Against Radical Deconstruction.

In Part 1 of a two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Daniel Heimbach, Ph. D., Senior Professor of Christian Ethics at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, about his new book, Why NOT Same-Sex Marriage: A Manual for Defending Marriage Against Radical Deconstruction.

In Part 2 of a two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion with Scott Stanley, Ph. D., Research Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Marital and Family Studies at the University of Denver, about a new report he co-authored for the National Marriage Project entitled, Before I Do: What Do Premarital Experiences Have to Do with Marital Quality Among Today's Young Ad...

In Part 1 of a two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Scott Stanley, Ph. D., Research Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Marital and Family Studies at the University of Denver, about a new report he co-authored for the National Marriage Project entitled, Before I Do: What Do Premarital Experiences Have to Do with Marital Quality Among Today's Young Adults.

NC Family president John Rustin talks with Travis Weber, Director of the Center for Religious Liberty at Family Research Council in Washington, D.C., about the escalating threat to religious liberty in the United States, particularly in the areas of abortion and marriage, and what the Christian community can do about it.

NC Family president John Rustin talks with Austin Nimocks, senior legal counsel and Director of Legal Advocacy for Marriage and Family at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) in Washington, D.C., about the ongoing legal battle over the definition of marriage in the United States.

In Part 2 of a two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion with Tami Fitzgerald, executive director of the North Carolina Values Coalition, about a recent ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals striking down Virginia's marriage protection amendment and what that ruling means for North Carolina.

In Part 1 of a two-part series, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Tami Fitzgerald, executive director of the North Carolina Values Coalition, about the escalating legal battle over marriage, including four federal lawsuits that are challenging North Carolina's marriage laws and a recent ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in a similar challenge to Virginia's marriage laws.

NC Family president John Rustin talks with Scott Gaylord, professor of law at Elon University School of Law in Greensboro, NC, and an allied attorney with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about the ongoing legal battle over North Carolina's "Choose Life" specialty license plates.

NC Family president John Rustin talks with Dr. Patrick Fagan, Director of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute (MARRI) at the Family Research Council in Washington, DC, about the new "Annual Report on Family Trends," which examines the current state of the American family based on its behavior in five of society's most important institutions.

NC Family president John Rustin talks with Alana Newman, fertility industry watchdog and founder of The Anonymous Us Project, about her feature article in the current issue of Family North Carolina magazine entitled, "Creating a Marketplace of Children: A Donor-Conceived Woman Explains the Harms of Third Party Reproduction."

NC Family president John Rustin talks with David Lapp, a Research Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies and co-investigator of the Love and Marriage in Middle America Project, about a new report on the science of parenthood, "Mothers Bodies, Fathers Bodies: How Parenthood Changes Us From the Inside Out."

NC Family president John Rustin talks with Kellie Fiedorek, litigation staff counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about the U.S. Supreme Court's recent landmark decision in a lawsuit involving Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties, two family-run businesses that challenged the Obamacare abortion pill mandate.

In Part 2 of a two-part series, Ryan Anderson, noted scholar, writer, and the William E. Simon Fellow at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., presents a powerful presentation on the fundamental importance of marriage as the union of one man and one woman at the North Carolina Family Policy Council's Major Speaker dinner in Raleigh, N.C. in April 2014.

In Part 1 of a two-part series, Ryan Anderson, noted scholar, writer, and the William E. Simon Fellow at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., presents a powerful presentation on the fundamental importance of marriage as the union of one man and one woman at the North Carolina Family Policy Council's Major Speaker dinner in Raleigh, N.C. in April 2014.

NC Family president John Rustin talks with Kristen Blair, an education writer, about her recent article in Family North Carolina magazine, "Understanding Common Core: What Parents Need To Know About The National K-12 Standards."

NC Family president John Rustin talks with Joseph Grabowski, Communications Director for the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), about the 2014 March for Marriage in Washington, DC, scheduled on June 19, and why this year's march is so important to the marriage battle raging in our nation.